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johnsan · 06/21/2006, 01:25 PM

The thought of peeling the foil gives me the gibblies. Here are 2 possibly hare-brained ideas for non-invasive repairs
1. Some kind of dent puller for dimpled bumps - hot glue, super glue, strong tape (hot air would help remove)
2. Try heating the whole keyboard assembly in an oven - heat would loosen any weakly adherered dimples and expanding air would pop dimples out.
- actually, heating the board would likely make peeling the foil away easier to do with less chance of deformation.

I haven't tried any of these on my stuck "J" - I am awaiting my replacement keyboard before mucking with things.

Also, why does performance pda have this message on their site concerning replacement keyboards?:

"Due to the complexity of this repair, we normally do not offer this part for self installation. (The keyboard is easily damaged during installation). Due to repeated requests from our customers, we have decided to once again offer the part for sale.

If you do not agree with this statement, then please do not purchase this item:
By purchasing this part the buyer does so with the understanding that it may not be returned for any reason. And the buyer assumes all risks of damage to the keyboard and phone and will not hold PerformancePDA responsible for refund or replacement of the keyboard or phone. "

06/21/2006, 01:25 PM	#22 (permalink)
johnsan Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Idea on fixing buttons and a question The thought of peeling the foil gives me the gibblies. Here are 2 possibly hare-brained ideas for non-invasive repairs 1. Some kind of dent puller for dimpled bumps - hot glue, super glue, strong tape (hot air would help remove) 2. Try heating the whole keyboard assembly in an oven - heat would loosen any weakly adherered dimples and expanding air would pop dimples out. - actually, heating the board would likely make peeling the foil away easier to do with less chance of deformation. I haven't tried any of these on my stuck "J" - I am awaiting my replacement keyboard before mucking with things. Also, why does performance pda have this message on their site concerning replacement keyboards?: "Due to the complexity of this repair, we normally do not offer this part for self installation. (The keyboard is easily damaged during installation). Due to repeated requests from our customers, we have decided to once again offer the part for sale. If you do not agree with this statement, then please do not purchase this item: By purchasing this part the buyer does so with the understanding that it may not be returned for any reason. And the buyer assumes all risks of damage to the keyboard and phone and will not hold PerformancePDA responsible for refund or replacement of the keyboard or phone. "